Kidman

English

Etymology

From kid +‎ -man, an occupational surname for a goatherd or someone in charge of young livestock.

Proper noun

Kidman (plural Kidmans)

1. A surname originating as an occupation.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Kidman is the 40745^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 536 individuals. Kidman is most common among White (94.03%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Kidman”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 300.